Carcass: The Death of the Animal

Name: Carcass: The Death of the Animal
Start: 2025-12-23T09:00:00+11:00
End: 2026-02-01T16:00:00+11:00

Western Plains Cultural Centre

Tue 23 Dec '25 – Sun 01 Feb '26

Chipmunk and grey squirrel spinning/floating/floating in space with a black nebula background

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Overview

Carcass: The Death of the Animal explores the symbol of the animal carcass within art history, and how humanity's reaction to this showcases the changing relationship with the natural world. Developed by the Western Plains Cultural Centre Curators and utilising works from its collection, as well as significant loans from the Art Gallery of NSW, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, the exhibition explores how…

Carcass: The Death of the Animal explores the symbol of the animal carcass within art history, and how humanity's reaction to this showcases the changing relationship with the natural world.

Developed by the Western Plains Cultural Centre Curators and utilising works from its collection, as well as significant loans from the Art Gallery of NSW, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, the exhibition explores how the representation of the carcass has transformed from the 17th century through to the 21st, its often-confronting representation, and how to contend with this emotionally and morally.

Carcass is an investigation into how an audience reacts to death.

Supported by Create NSW.